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Fort Walton Beach Felon Indicted for Federal Drug & Gun Offenses

Pensacola, Fla. – Anthony Bernard Allen, 54, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., has been indicted in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance involving more than 500 grams of cocaine and more than 28 grams of cocaine base; one count of possession of...
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Man Sentenced to 260 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Sinaloa Cartel

ST. PAUL – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Eric Anthony Rodriguez, 47, was sentenced to 260 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and the record at trial, Rodriguez conspired with other co-defendants to...
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Plattsburgh Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Deontae Alexander, age 39, of Plattsburgh, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute 3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine, more commonly referred to as “MDMA” or “ecstasy.” Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge...
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Houston Woman Convicted for Smuggling 98.26 Kilos of Methamphetamine into the United States

DEL RIO, Texas – A federal jury in Del Rio convicted a Houston woman on four counts of trafficking methamphetamine into the U.S. from Mexico, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, on Dec. 16, 2025...
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Multi-Time Felon Who Received 2024 Commutation for Fentanyl Trafficking Nabbed in Large Fentanyl Seizure

ATLANTA - Walter Lee Muhammad, a multi-convicted drug trafficker whose 2020 sentence for fentanyl trafficking was commuted by former President Joe Biden in December 2024, appeared in federal court today on a new fentanyl-trafficking charge filed in the Northern District of Georgia. “Muhammad is a serial drug trafficker who –...
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Illinois Meth Trafficker Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison

PEORIA, Ill. – Darrell J. Lindsey, 44, formerly of Peoria, was sentenced on Aug. 6, 2026, to 135 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, law enforcement began an investigation into Lindsey’s methamphetamine...
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Illegal Alien from Mexico with Ties to the Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking more than 133,000 Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Omar Antonio Jaramillo-Meza, 24, an illegal alien from Mexico with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for trafficking more than 133,000 counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Following his prison...
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Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Kilograms of Fentanyl Hidden in Car Batteries, Fentanyl Pills, and Meth

ATLANTA - Gabriel Ojeda Murguia, a violent criminal with a history of hurting other people, was sentenced today to nine years in prison after his conviction for trafficking over 25 kilograms of fentanyl and other drugs in the Atlanta area. “The obscene amount of fentanyl Murguia possessed posed a significant...
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Alleged Mexico-Based MethTrafficker Transported Back to the United States to Face Federal Charges

OAKLAND – The government of Mexico recently deported Julio Palafox, a United States citizen, to the United States where he was arrested by the United States Marshals on a warrant to appear on charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the distribution of methamphetamine in the Bay Area. U.S. Marshals...
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Louisville Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl and Firearm Offenses

Louisville, Ky. – A Louisville man was sentenced on August 7, 2026, to 16 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. U.S. Attorney Kyle Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge John Nokes of...

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